December 15, 2018
ASSOCIATION NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Brothers and Sisters,
THE TWU/IAM Association executive negotiating committee participated on a conference call conducted by National Mediation Board mediators yesterday, December 14, 2018. Negotiators from American Airlines also participated.
The mediators recapped the remaining open items to be negotiated.

In probe of disaster that killed 189 people, greater attention is being paid to airline’s maintenance practices
An official from the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Commission examines an engine from the downed Lion Air Flight 610 in Jakarta on Nov. 4. PHOTO: BEAWIHARTA/REUTERS
By Andy Pasztor
Updated Nov.

Re: FAA Safety Oversight of American Airlines Project No. 17A3003A000
Dear Mr. Hampton:
Your announcement, dated May 9, 2018, advised that the Office of Inspector General of the
Department of Transportation (OIG) would be conducting an audit “to assess FAA’s processes
for investigating allegations of improper maintenance practices at two carriers, Allegiant Airlines
and American Airlines.” Local 591 of the Transport Workers Union, which represents over
4,500 maintenance employees at American Airlines, Inc. (AA), has requested that we provide
you with the following information related to what we consider to be the FAA’s failure to
enforce federal aviation standards in the context of AA’s maintenance operations.
The primary purpose of this submission is to focus on the failure of higher level FAA
representatives to appropriately respond to the findings of agency investigators relating to
deficiencies in AA’s maintenance practices and maintenance culture. Moreover, there is
evidence that senior FAA staff has worked to hinder and discredit the investigatory efforts of
their field inspectors.
Read More...Download: FAA-OIG Attachments[1].pdf
,
FAA-OIG Letter[2].pdf
,
OIG-AA-L591.pdf

Re: FAA Safety Oversight of American Airlines Project No. 17A3003A000
Dear Mr. Hampton:
Your announcement, dated May 9, 2018, advised that the Office of Inspector General of the
Department of Transportation (OIG) would be conducting an audit “to assess FAA’s processes
for investigating allegations of improper maintenance practices at two carriers, Allegiant Airlines
and American Airlines.” Local 591 of the Transport Workers Union, which represents over
4,500 maintenance employees at American Airlines, Inc. (AA), has requested that we provide
you with the following information related to what we consider to be the FAA’s failure to
enforce federal aviation standards in the context of AA’s maintenance operations.
The primary purpose of this submission is to focus on the failure of higher level FAA
representatives to appropriately respond to the findings of agency investigators relating to
deficiencies in AA’s maintenance practices and maintenance culture. Moreover, there is
evidence that senior FAA staff has worked to hinder and discredit the investigatory efforts of
their field inspectors. Read More...Download: FAA-OIG Attachments[1].pdf
,
FAA-OIG Letter[2].pdf
,
OIG-AA-L591.pdf

https://youtu.be/xzRxwvA-dGk
Legal opinion for those members in Local 591 who are not AMT's:
The law applies to all airline employees (and employees of airline contractors) in terms of PEOPLE covered. In terms of PROTECTED ACTIVITY it applies to federal standards applicable to air carrier safety.
Read More...Download: Statute-42121.pdf
,
factsheet-whistleblower-aviation-industry.pdf

https://youtu.be/xzRxwvA-dGk
Legal opinion for those members in Local 591 who are not AMT's:
The law applies to all airline employees (and employees of airline contractors) in terms of PEOPLE covered. In terms of PROTECTED ACTIVITY it applies to federal standards applicable to air carrier safety. Read More...Download: Statute-42121.pdf
,
factsheet-whistleblower-aviation-industry.pdf